Mikhail Foots the Bill

June arrived, and anyone who regularly watched television or read newspapers and magazines would be surprised to find that things had seemed a little unusual lately.

Too many political figures had been appearing across all kinds of media!

Every one of them was impeccably dressed, talking nonstop about "patriotism," "the economy," and "freedom"!

It looked a little like the critical period before an election in past years, but there was no election this year. The general election would not begin until next year...

Those who knew the inside story, however, understood what was going on.

Khovchenko's newly established faction and the Third Faction led by Mikhail had begun their campaign publicity a full year in advance!

This left many people dumbfounded. Starting so early—would it really be effective?

All they could do was sigh and say that money truly let people do whatever they wanted!

With two super oligarchs joining next year's election, there would probably be quite a show to watch.

One was Khovchenko, and the other was Mikhail. Both were highly representative figures.

Khovchenko was absolutely a representative figure among the older generation of oligarchs. He was also the only one among them who had not run into trouble, as well as the wealthiest of the old-generation oligarchs.

Mikhail belonged to the new generation of young oligarchs, and his rise had been extraordinarily rapid!

In just two or three short years, he had gone from unknown to known by everyone!

Compared with old-generation oligarchs like Khovchenko, his wealth even surpassed theirs!

Most outrageous of all, the two were uncle and nephew...

All one could say was that the old Khovchenko family really produced talent...

Recently, everyone in the Third Faction at the Duma Building had been beaming with delight, striding about as though the wind was at